CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITY DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION FORM
RFP #30394
Title: Applicant Tracking System
Goods/Services
to be Provided: PGW seeks a vendor to provide a hosted Applicant Tracking System, as more specifically described on Attachment 1 attached hereto. The selected Proposer will be required to provide insurance coverage as described on Attachment 2 attached hereto. Posting Date: January 29, 2016
Date by which questions and requests for clarification must be received, in writing or by email, at
the office of Barbara Thomas, Buyer II, Supply Chain Department, whose contact information is below in the section entitled Contact Information: February 4, 2016
Application Due Date: February 11, 2016 Required
Submissions: Persons and entities who wish to provide the goods and/or services described above must (i) complete this application form and submit it to the street address listed below by 2:30 p.m. on the Due Date listed above and (ii) complete the attached disclosure form and include the completed form with their application.
APPLICANT INFORMATION Name
Address
City, State Zip
Email Address
Price (or pricing
Insurance Exceptions (if any)
Signature of Applicant (or authorized signatory) Contact
Information: Barbara Thomas, Buyer II, Supply Chain Department, Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW),
[email protected], 800 W. Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, (215) 684-6674.
Reservation of Rights
Any response to this contracting opportunity, including written documents and verbal communication, may be subject to public disclosure by PGW, or any authorized agent of PGW and any materials submitted or ideas elicited in response to this
contracting opportunity shall be the sole and absolute property of PGW, with PGW having title. By responding to this contracting opportunity, Vendor expressly acknowledges that its response and any document submitted therewith will be subject to disclosure under the Pennsylvania Right to Know Law and that by submitting this response, Vendor expressly waives any right to designate its response or parts thereof confidential, proprietary, a trade secret, or otherwise exempt from disclosure under the Pennsylvania Right to Know Law. PGW reserves the right, at any time prior to execution of an agreement with the selected vendor, to exercise all or any of the following rights and options, which rights and options PGW may exercise to the extent that PGW, in its sole discretion, deems to be in its best interests:
To negotiate unacceptable provisions incorporated within an otherwise acceptable application submitted in response to this contracting opportunity;
To reject any application that in the sole discretion of PGW is not in the best interest of PGW; To negotiate with multiple applicants prior to or after a notice of award is issued;
To cancel this contracting opportunity with or without issuing another contracting opportunity; and
PHILADELPHIA GAS WORKS REQUIRED 17-1400 DISCLOSURE
In accordance with the City of Philadelphia’s contract reform legislation, codified as The Philadelphia Code Title 17 Chapter 17-1400, persons and entities who wish to provide goods and services to PGW must provide certain information about contributions they have made to elected City officials or candidates for City offices. Please note that, if selected, you will be required to update such disclosure during the term of your agreement with PGW and for one year thereafter.
Therefore, the following information must be provided to PGW:
1. Did you use any consultant with respect to this RFP or the contract at issue within the prior one year period? If so, you are required to list (in an attachment hereto) the following information for each such consultant: (i) name, (ii) business address, (iii) business phone number and (iv) amount paid or to be paid.
As used herein, the term “consultant” means any person or entity used to assist you in obtaining a contract through direct or indirect communication with the City, PGW, any City Agency or any officer or employee of any of them, if such communication is undertaken by the person or entity for payment.
YES
NO
2. Have you or any consultant disclosed above made any contributions of money or in-kind assistance within the prior two year period to (i) any candidate for nomination or election to any public office in Pennsylvania, (ii) any individual who holds any such office, (iii) any political committee or state party in Pennsylvania or (iv) any group, committee or association organized in support of any such candidate, office holder, political committee or state party in Pennsylvania? If so, you are required to list (in an attachment hereto) the date, amount and recipient of each such contribution. For purposes hereof, (i) contributions made by a person’s immediate family shall be deemed contributions made by that person and (ii) contributions made by an entity’s affiliate or an officer, director, controlling shareholder or partner of an entity’s or such entity’s affiliate shall be deemed contributions made by that entity.
YES
NO
3. Do you intend to use any subcontractors on this contract? If so, you are required to list (in an attachment hereto) the following information for each such subcontractor: (i) name, (ii) business address, (iii) business phone number and (iv) amount or percentage to be paid.
YES
NO
4. Within the prior two year period, has any City or PGW officer or employee asked (i) you, (ii) any of your officers, directors or management employees or (iii) any person or entity representing you, to give money, services, or any other thing of value to any person or entity? If so, you are required to list (in an attachment hereto) the following information for each such officer or employee: (i) name, (ii) title, (iii) date of request, (iv) amount requested and (iv) amount of any payment made in response to request (other than contributions listed under (2) above).
YES
NO
5. Within the prior two year period, has any City or PGW officer or employee directly or indirectly advised (i) you, (ii) any of your
YES
officers, directors or management employees or (iii) any person or entity representing you, that a particular person or entity could be used by you to satisfy any goals in this RFP or contract for the participation of minority, women, disabled or disadvantaged business enterprises? If so, you are required to list (in an attachment hereto) the following information for each such officer or employee: (i) name, (ii) title, (iii) date of advice and (iv) name of person or entity they advised could be used to satisfy such goals.
ATTACHMENT 1 Services to be Provided PGW is seeking a hosted Applicant Tracking System that:
Complies with record retention guidelines and provides electronic record storage and automatic documentation;
Supports external and internal regulations such as AA/EEO requirements and is flexible to account for future laws and regulations;
Is interactive and allows for the seamless flow of data to existing systems (such as ADP HRIS, Workforce Software’s time and labor and security systems);
Can be integrated with PGW’s public and internal websites;
Provides human resources staff and hiring managers with ease of access and visibility to appropriate and pertinent information at every stage of the recruitment process;
Provides equal access and fair opportunities to all applicants; Is easy to use;
Reduces recruitment processing time; Reduces the amount of printed paper; Remains cost effective;
Includes ongoing technical support while remaining current with the latest technology and remains responsive to PGW as their client;
Establishes consistent recruiting practices and procedures;
Provide capturing of on-line transactions with immediate access and processing capability;
The ideal system will provide these specific functions: Job Requisition Process Automation
Job requisition process Internal Job Posting
External Job Posting- via PGW website (mobile & full site) and job boards (i.e. indeed, monster)
Allow flexibility in posting periods and auto-expiration Application Process
On-line application with ability to attach additional documents Ability to apply for full time and hourly employment
Ability to scan resumes or provide a unique code for Job Fair and College recruiting events
Provide security so that applicant can view/modify data Duplicate detection and management
Automatic notification acknowledging receipt – if no email , ability to generate hard copy for regular mail
Applicant Screening
Allow multiple hurdle scoring of applicants – auto rank of candidates
Allow automatic entry and integration of applicant pre-employment testing scores - interface with SHL/CEB testing provider
Schedule, track and manage all interview stages Interview scoring and selection
Letter generation for turndowns, offers and acceptance Additional Onboarding
Background checks and drivers license checks – First Advantage & A-Check Global integrations
Scheduling of physicals through Outlook
Interactive with our current HRIS systems – ADP integration E-Verify
Reporting and Analytics
The software should have robust reporting capabilities. Each Proposer should list and describe standard reports and ad-hoc reporting capabilities and features. In addition to standard reports, the reporting functionality should enable PGW personnel to design, create and modify their own reports based on real-time information in their Web browsers. Reporting should provide a full-range of capabilities to end users including:
Intuitive wizard-based interface for creating reports Summary, crosstab and pivot table reports
A variety of charts and graphs Re-usable report templates Export to PDF, Word, and Excel
Interactive drill-down, sorting and paging Data grouping
Report parameters and filters for returning the most relevant results Basic and advanced statistical calculations
Report management features for saving, archiving, editing and sharing reports Key Metrics (cost per hire, time to fill, etc)
EEO Reporting – interface with Berkshire AAP and flexible enough to account for future laws/ regulations
Security Requirements
The following security requirements must be present in the final product:
Users require a user name and a password to authenticate to the application Any data being received, stored, and transmitted through this application must be
encrypted
Role-based security must be enabled, allowing certain users to be Administrators for the application and others to have view-only access
Audit trails must be available
Logical security for application end-users would be customizable to the attribute of a transaction
Availability Requirements
The final product must have 99.99% uptime availability with advanced maintenance windows and notification to the users on a M-F, 7AM-7PM Eastern Time basis. The application must be able to be accessed through the PGW computing network or via remote access through a VPN and/or HTTPS portal. Any time the system must be brought down, users will be notified with 24-48 hours of advanced notice. If a problem occurs that brings down the system without warning, the users will be notified as soon as possible. Whenever availability is interrupted, a notice will be sent when the system is again available.
Daily incremental backups of programs and data Weekly full backups of programs and data
ATTACHMENT 2 INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
Proposer shall procure and maintain, at its sole cost and expense, insurance with companies that have an A. M. Best’s rating of not less than A- and acceptable to PGW, with coverage limits of not less than stipulated below. Philadelphia Gas Works, Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation and the City of Philadelphia and their respective officers, employees, directors, boards, commissions and agents, shall be included as Additional Insureds on the General Liability, Automobile Liability and Excess/Umbrella Liability Insurance policies. An endorsement is required stating that Proposer’s policies affording Additional Insured status will be primary to any other coverage available to PGW, PFMC, and the City of Philadelphia and their respective officers, employees, directors, boards, commissions and agents, and any insurance maintained by PGW will be excess and non-contributory. No act or omission of PGW, PFMC, and/or the City of Philadelphia and their respective officers, employees, directors, boards, commissions and agents, shall invalidate the coverage.
Workers Compensation and Employers’ Liability. Workers Compensation Insurance as required by statute. Employers’ Liability coverage to be carried with limits of not less than $100,000/per accident, $500,000/disease (policy limit), $100,000/disease (each employee).
Commercial General Liability. Commercial General Liability Insurance is required with limits of not less than $1,000,000 for Bodily Injury and Property Damage Each Occurrence; $2,000,000 General Aggregate; $1,000,000 Products/Completed Operations Aggregate and $1,000,000 Personal/Advertising Injury. The policy shall also cover liability arising from liability assumed under an insured contract (including the tort liability of another assumed in a business contract) and Personal Injury (including coverage for discrimination, defamation, harassment, malicious prosecution, slander and mental anguish). Products/Completed Operations must be included. ISO Endorsement CG 21 39 10 93 (Contractual Liability Limitation) shall not apply to this contract. This insurance shall be excess over any other insurance, whether primary, excess, contingent or on any other basis, that is available to the contractor or its subcontractor covering liability for damages because of Bodily Injury or Property Damage for which the contractor has been included as an Additional Insured. Such policy must contain a "Severability of Interests" clause. Philadelphia Gas Works, Philadelphia Facilities Management Corporation and the City of Philadelphia, and their respective officers, employees, directors, boards, commissions, and agents, shall be included as Additional Insureds. A copy of the actual Additional Insured Endorsement or policy wording is required.
Excess/Umbrella Liability. Proposer shall provide evidence of Excess/Umbrella
Liability Insurance with limits of not less than $2,000,000 in Any One Claim or
Occurrence. The Excess/Umbrella policy shall follow form and be excess of all
underlying insurance required by this contract except Professional Liability/Errors
& Omissions coverage as outlined below. Philadelphia Gas Works, Philadelphia
Facilities Management Corporation and the City of Philadelphia and their
respective officers, employees, directors, boards, commissions and agents, shall
be included as Additional Insureds. A copy of the actual Additional Insured
Endorsement or policy wording is required.
Professional Liability/Errors & Omissions Coverage. Evidence of Professional Liability/Errors & Omissions coverage including Cyber/Privacy coverage must be provided, with limits of not less than $1,000,000, with a deductible not to exceed $10,000. Errors & Omissions coverage shall be applicable to any occurrence arising out of the performance of services required under the Professional Services Contract and shall cover liability arising from information technology services including, but not limited to, intellectual property infringement, privacy infringement, computer or electronic information technology services and software development services.
Coverage under an occurrence form shall be maintained in full force and effect under the policy for the duration of the contract period. Under a claims made form, continuous coverage is required. Should an Extended Discovery Period or “tail” coverage be required in the event coverage is terminated, such coverage must be maintained for a period of not less than three (3) years.
Fidelity/Blanket Crime Insurance. Evidence of Fidelity/Blanket Crime Insurance with an Employee Dishonesty limit of not less than $1,000,000 shall be submitted to PGW prior to the commencement of services. Proposer must maintain Third Party (includes money, securities, client's property and other properties) coverage under the Crime policy.
Additional Provisions
